Dr. Birgit Geueke

Senior Scientific Officer

Birgit is a Senior Scientific Officer at the Food Packaging Forum and is deeply involved in investigating the chemical safety of packaging materials, including chemical migration and recycling aspects. She leads scientific studies and develops the Forum’s scientific dossiers.

Dr. Etienne Cabane

Scientific Officer and Scorecard Lead

Etienne is a Scientific Officer at the Food Packaging Forum. He supports scientific research across the organization and leads the ongoing development of the Understanding Packaging (UP) Scorecard.

Heike Mackenbach

Office Manager

Heike is the Food Packaging Forum’s Office Manager and is responsible for internal administration. She is also involved in managing coordination with project partners, developing communications, and organizing annual events and meetings.

Dr. Jane Muncke​

Managing Director

Jane is the Food Packaging Forum’s Managing Director. She leads scientific research and outreach projects, and collaborates with external stakeholders from academia, industry, public interest groups, and media. She supports the Board in its strategic decision making.

Joel Scheuchzer

Communications Officer

Joel is the Communications Officer at the Food Packaging Forum. He is responsible for public-facing communications and media outreach. In addition, he maintains the forum’s digital presence and reports on developments across the field. 

Justin Boucher

Operations Director

Justin is the Food Packaging Forum’s Operations Director and is responsible for coordinating the use of resources and the implementation of the Forum’s strategy. He works to develop effective communications and outreach efforts.

Lindsey Parkinson

Data Scientist and Scientific Editor

Lindsey is a Data Scientist and Scientific Editor at the Food Packaging Forum. She leads data analytics for the Forum’s scientific research projects as well as supports public communications activities.

Dr. Lisa Zimmermann

Scientific Communication Officer

Lisa is a Scientific Communication Officer at the Food Packaging Forum. She leads research and communication efforts across the Forum’s scientific projects, including in the development and curation of chemical databases.

Former Staff

Dr. Martin Boyer (May 2013 – April 2014)

Charlotte Wagner (September 2012 – November 2014)

Dr. Eva Manová (September 2014 – May 2015)

Greta Stieger (May 2015 – December 2018)

Dr. Ksenia Groh (February 2016 – January 2021)

Phoenix Jieh (September 2019 – February 2021)

Jonathan Schuler (December 2021  October 2023)

Vanessa Srebny (November 2020 – May 2021)

Dr. Florian Suter (May 2021 – January 2023)

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